Police are searching for the gunman and answers after a deadly shooting at a southwest Atlanta home claimed the life of a 2-year-old girl and put a year-old boy in critical condition.
Atlanta police tell FOX 5 News that they respond to the 2200 block of Polar Rock Place just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The found Ty-Teyanna Motley, 2, and Isaiah, 1, shot. Ty-Teyanna was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital where she later died. Isaiah was listed late Saturday evening in critical, but stable condition at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.
Family members say the children were sleeping with their grandmother on a sofa bed just inside the home when someone opened fire several times through the family's front door striking the children.
Police spent a good portion of the morning out actively searching for the gunman. They used police dogs to try to pick up the scent of the suspect.
Family members are calling the deadly shooting an act of a coward.
Police say they do not have a motive for the shooting. They are asking that anyone with information regarding the incident to call the Atlanta Police Department or Atlanta Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS.
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FOX 5 has learned that two Newton County elementary school students are being treated for injuries after they were bitten by a fox while they were playing on a playground.
FOX 5 has learned that two Newton County elementary school students are being treated for injuries after they were bitten by a fox while they were playing on a playground. Both victims are 6-year-old boys who are in kindergarten at Rocky Plains Elementary School, where the attack happened.
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Testimony continued Wednesday in a Fulton County courtroom in the case of a Sandy Springs man accused of gunning down his wife.
Testimony continued Wednesday in a Fulton County courtroom in the case of a Sandy Springs man accused of gunning down his wife. Prosecutors say Michael Parson shot his wife, Adina, eight times in April 2012 outside their apartment.
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Authorities have canceled an Amber Alert for a 1-year-old girl after she was found safe.
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Atlanta fire crews are battling a huge, two-alarm blaze at an automotive business downtown.
Atlanta fire crews battled a huge, two-alarm blaze at an automotive business downtown on Wednesday morning. Authorities say the fire sparked at United Transmission Service, which is located at 350 Marietta Street NW.
State Representative Tyrone Brooks appeared in federal court on Wednesday morning to answer to fraud charges. Brooks pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman.
State Representative Tyrone Brooks appeared in federal court on Wednesday morning to answer to fraud charges.
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Five people made a quick escape from a MARTA bus just before it was hit by a train Tuesday morning.
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The Gainesville City Council is moving ahead with a study to determine the feasibility of a new convention center and hotel in the northeast Georgia city.
The Gainesville City Council is moving ahead with a study to determine the feasibility of a new convention center and hotel in the northeast Georgia city.
